Sharetec Adds 2 New CU Clients

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Members are forgoing a walk down the hall to sign loan documents in favor of staying at their desks and using Red Rocks Credit Union’s new digital signature service via the Internet.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - In a tribute to David Letterman, Monitise Americas has put together a top 10 list of reasons everyone should care about mobile banking and payments.

LAS VEGAS - After years of not living up to the hype, mobile banking is finally showing signs of taking off, according to two credit unions.

CHANTILLY, Va. - DolEx Dollar Express customers can now pay their bills online as DolEx has partnered with Online Resources to offer electronic pament services. The system currently operates on three tiers: Expedited payments; next day guaranteed payments, and standard online bil pay. For info: www.orcc.com.(c) 2008 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved.http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

DUBLIN, Ohio - RC Olmstead said it has signed 18 contract renewals with CUs in the last six months. Those clients signed on to extend their use of RCO1, with many choosing to re-sign for more than five years, it said.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - City and County Credit Union here wonders why more credit unions don’t trade in their Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers for inexpensive, plug-and-play options.

WESTLAKE, Ohio - Hyland Software, recently named to Mortgage Technology’s Top 50 Mortgage providers list, has acquired Liberty Information Management Systems, boosting the software vendor’s customer base by more than 1,000 clients. For info: www.onbase.com.(c) 2008 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved.http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

WESTBROOK, Maine - A pair of CUs have come back to Synergent for their core processing solution systems, the company said. Evergreen CU and Capital Area FCU both returned to the firm after using other processors, with Evergreen CU moving back to the Episys platform after using Synergent to help facilitate its merger with GPM FCU. For info: www.synergent.com.(c) 2008 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved.http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

VISTA, Calif. - Bluepoint Solutions has put together a team of experts who specialize in proactive onsite management and maintenance of the firm’s product suite to help financial institutions improve efficiency and better use the software company’s programs. The new Alternative Services team is looking to help institutions of all sizes improve performance so they can “meet or exceed the needs of their clients,” according to Bluepoint.

ELKRIDGE, Md. - Baltimore County Employees FCU said it will pilot test CRI Systems’ tnew IntegraSys interface, which is designed to provide transition and integration into CRI System’s loan origination software platform.

CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Business Partners, LLC, has completed a SAS70 Tye II audit of its controls, earning a certification that reflects the company’s “best practices in the execution of its commercial real estate, participation and SBA lending products.”

MADISON, Wis. - With online banking expected to explode to about 70-million households in the next three years, CUNA Strategic Services has named Digital Insight as its preferred online banking provider. The new agreement will provide CUs with access to Digital Insight’s consumer and business financial management services as well as marketing and training tools.

WATERTOWN, N.Y. - The 22,000-member Northern FCU will implementing Atlanta-based VSoft’s Check 21 image capturing solution for its five branches.

ALBANY, N.Y. - SEFCU here has launched a new application utlizing Facebook. Created by MShift, members have one-click access to account balance information, other information from the CU itself, and a social forum. No data is stored on the Facebook servers.

MIRRIETA, Calif. - CUTEK, a financial technology consulting firm for credit unions using the Episys core processing system, said it has helped Seattle-based Watermark Credit Union integrate its system with its latest joint venture.

ALBANY, N.Y. - Three CUs have chosen IA Systems’ StreamLend Velocity for their loan origination systems. Unitus CU, Gesa CU and Kitsap CU will now be utilizing Velocity’s paperless, web-based loan origination system that speeds credit and loan decisioning, integrates sales channels and manages risk for financial institutions.

August 2008 Issue

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